Ware takes home player of week honors

DeMarcus Ware was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after sacking Matt Schaub three times in Sunday’s 27-13 thumping of the Texans.

Ware, who has won the honor four times, tied his career high with the three sacks. It also marked the 14th multiple sack game of his career.

Ware now has 68.5 career sacks with 29.0 coming on third down, including all three against Houston. He also led the team with three tackles for loss and three pressures. His eight tackles tied for second.